sweet basil eatery closes

Sweet Basil Eatery has a sign on its door tonight announcing that this was their last day of business. They were open two years.
Their business plan must have depended on a strong catering and reception trade, but I'm not sure how well that was developed. Park Avenue Catering does a tremendous amount of that business but I'm sure it has taken a long time to build up, and they operate out of a much smaller space. Sweet Basil tried to be a lot more, with the retail cookery tools, cooking classes, lunch take-out and sit-down meals, and fine-dining. I'm curious whether the issue of sprinklers on the upper floors prevented them from holding the receptions and events? The appeal of that court ruling against Fernyak, the building's owner, was in the paper today. Judge Henson is going to rule on it.